Global Patent Index - EP 0071024 A2

EP 0071024 A2 19830209 - Apparatus for and process of controlled sub-volume filling of casings.

Title (en)

Apparatus for and process of controlled sub-volume filling of casings.

Title (de)

Vorrichtung und Verfahren zum kontrollierten Füllen von nicht auf das mögliche Aufnahmevolumen gefüllten Hüllen.

Title (fr)

Appareil et procédé pour le sous-remplissage contrÔlé de boyaux.

Publication

EP 0071024 A2 19830209 (EN)

Application

EP 82105684 A 19820626

Priority

US 28631681 A 19810724

Abstract (en)

This relates to the filling and forming of food product units such as sausage links, wherein a flowable fill is introduced into a shirred casing through a conventional filling head and wherein a controlled underfilling of the preselected circular cross section casing is automatically maintained by modifying the cross section of the casing from circular to oval. In this manner the required underfilling of the casing is automatically effected so that the necessary space for the product fill is automatically supplied to permit the necessary crimping and twisting of the casing to define links of uniform size and weight or other changes in volume due to processing. This abstract forms no part of the specification of this application and is not to be construed as limiting the claims of the application.

IPC 1-7

A22C 11/10; A22C 11/02

IPC 8 full level

A22C 11/02 (2006.01); A22C 11/10 (2006.01); B65B 9/15 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

A22C 11/0245 (2013.01 - EP US); A22C 11/10 (2013.01 - EP US)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE DE FR GB NL

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0071024 A2 19830209; EP 0071024 A3 19830727; AU 554677 B2 19860828; AU 8516882 A 19830127; CA 1174106 A 19840911; ES 514290 A0 19831001; ES 8308682 A1 19831001; JP S5873508 A 19830502; NZ 201091 A 19851108; US 4417368 A 19831129

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 82105684 A 19820626; AU 8516882 A 19820623; CA 405792 A 19820623; ES 514290 A 19820723; JP 12885282 A 19820723; NZ 20109182 A 19820628; US 28631681 A 19810724